At the same time, they made reading a dreaded chore. By the end of first grade, I could fly through the pack of sight words and could even tell the different between they’re, there, and their. As my mom flipped through the cards and I struggled with remembering the difference between where and were and was and saw, I longed to be doing anything else. I remember dreading these 15 minutes more than having my yearly finger prick at the pediatrician’s office. My dutiful and caring mother made flashcards, set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes, and drilled me on my sight words every night after dinner. At back-to-school night, my teacher informed our parents that all first graders would be responsible for memorizing their sight words, those high frequency words that do not always follow the rules of phonics. Tick, tick, tick, I can still hear the sound of the kitchen timer counting down the minutes while I memorized my first grade sight words. Read Across America Day is her favorite holiday! When she is not in the classroom, Katherine enjoys building wooden train layouts with her three-year-old son, playing board games while drinking IPA’s with her husband, and taking part in pub trivia.
Sight words games for kindergarteners series#
This post was first published in 2014 and part of a super fun Move and Learn series for kids.Katherine Willoughby lives is Richmond, Virginia and teaches Junior Kindergarten at the same school where she discovered her love of reading.
Sight Word Matching Game from Hands on : as we grow.35 Ways to Learn with Sidewalk Chalk from The Pleasantest Thing.The other Move and Learn co-hosts were busy putting together Move and Learn Activities for kids this week too, make sure to check them out! Other Ways to Move & Learn this week: These games will definitely make learning fun, but just taking your regular work outside be motivating too. Star Wars Word Run Use your kids favorite characters to encourage them to play with words.Water Balloon Sight Words Water balloons and sight words are obviously a fun combo.Yard Clean Up Sight Word Game Combine recycling and sight words in this fun clean up game.Sight Word Dive Dive sticks with sight words are a great way to practice in the pool this summer.Fire Hose Word Practice Grab a firefighter hat and hose down some sight words.Sight Word Basketball Use foam sheets to make a two person sight word game.Ghost Zapper Sight Word Game Use water squirters to “get” the sight word ghosts.
Sight Words Parking LotDrive and park on sight words in this fun driveway game.Sight Word Swim Use ball pit balls for a fun swim and find game.Sight Word Run Kids love to run around, use this to help them practice sight words.Sight Word Basketball Dribble around to the correct sight word and build reading and basketball skills.Sight Word Rescue Climb around and save the sight words!.Sight Word SoccerKids can dribble and shoot as they practice sight words.The snow has melted (well, for those of you that had snow anyway) and the sun is shining! It’s time to head outdoors and move and learn. I found lots of fun sight word games that are perfect to play outside–a great way to get some fresh air and learn at the same time!
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